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Cessna 170B N3465D

28 September 2001 · Wildwood, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 September 2001 at about 16:08 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3465D was involved in an accident near Wildwood, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:08
Classification
Accident
Location
Wildwood, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Cape May County Airport (WWD)
Coordinates
39.0047, -74.9022
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N3465D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wildwood → Wildwood
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC01LA227

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind and the gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that on short final to runway 28, the airplane was struck by a gust of wind and the airplane dropped to the ground and ground looped. The airport AWOS recorded winds from 320 degrees at 8 knots with gusts to 15 knots before the accident, and a few minutes after the accident, the winds were from 310 degrees at 12 knots with gusts to 15 knots. The pilot estimated the winds were from 270 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. The pilot also stated that the accident could have been prevented, "...by coming in with more airspeed, possibly."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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